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Paperback. Alex Haley's "Roots" introduced griots to the world outside of West Africa and generated an enormous amount of interest in their profession. This work is a comprehensive portrait of the world of this uniquely African profession, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219619
- ISBN
- 9780253219619
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Brazil, Vietnam, and Zambia, this volume integrates youth studies with urban studies, and argues that youth is an experience in its own right, not merely a transition from childhood to adulthood. It includes case studies in three cities - Recife, Hanoi, and Lusaka. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1HFMZ; 1KLSB; JFSG; JFSP2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219695
- ISBN
- 9780253219695
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€ 26.99€ 25.44
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Paperback. The Yoruba, one of the most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria, are noted for the economic activity, confidence, and authority of their women. This title traces the history of women in Yorubaland from around 1820 to 1960 and Nigerian independence. It shows how and why women's roles and status changed during the 19th century and the colonial era. Editor(s): McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220547
- ISBN
- 9780253220547
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
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paperback. Sango - the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning - is a powerful, fearful deity who controls the forces of nature. This title explores Sango religious traditions in West Africa and beyond. It considers the spread of polytheistic religious traditions from West Africa, the mythic Sango, the historical Sango, and syncretic traditions of Sango worship. Editor(s): Tishken, Joel E.; Falola, Toyin; Akinyemi, Akintunde. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220943
- ISBN
- 9780253220943
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€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Looks at the conditions that created a legacy of violence in Nigeria. This book examines violence as a tool of domination and resistance, however unequally applied, to get to the heart of why Nigeria has not built a successful democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFD; GTB; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221193
- ISBN
- 9780253221193
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
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Paperback. Performance as public enactment of justice and human rights Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221452
- ISBN
- 9780253221452
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
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paperback. Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce of beer, it's valorising of male sociability and sports, and the corporate culture of South African Breweries, the world's most successful brewing company. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCV; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221803
- ISBN
- 9780253221803
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
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Hardcover. Intimacy and AIDS in South Africa Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780253355331
- ISBN
- 9780253355331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHMC; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170770
- ISBN
- 9780691170770
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Condition: New
€ 92.68€ 71.49
€ 92.68
€ 71.49
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJ; JPF; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621913
- ISBN
- 9780691621913
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Condition: New
€ 77.23€ 60.10
€ 77.23
€ 60.10
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691624488
- ISBN
- 9780691624488
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625140
- ISBN
- 9780691625140
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Condition: New
€ 92.68€ 71.49
€ 92.68
€ 71.49
Paperback. A major new interpretation in the epidemiology of HIV and aids in Southern Africa Num Pages: 268 pages, 53 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; MBNS; MJCJ2; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745311241
- ISBN
- 9780745311241
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.05
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Paperback. Detailing the horror of the 1994 massacres, and the suffering of the Rwandan people, Sibomana also offers a strong vision of hope for the future. Translator(s): Tertsakian, Carina. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJD; HBJH; HBTZ1; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315614
- ISBN
- 9780745315614
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.46
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paperback. The term 'nation-building' has experienced a remarkable renaissance since the early 1990s. It has been used to describe and to justify the military interventions in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Editor(s): Hippler, Jochen. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1HFDN; 1HFGS; JFFS; JPHV; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745323350
- ISBN
- 9780745323350
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
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Hardback. Explains the multiple dimensions of the conflict in Somalia and points the way to a peace-building consensus. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329758
- ISBN
- 9780745329758
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Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 84.39
€ 101.00
€ 84.39
Hardback. Exploration of the formation of a distinctive working class identity among low-paid manual workers in Botswana Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334967
- ISBN
- 9780745334967
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Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 84.39
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Paperback. A sober and critical reflection of the wave of social movement struggles which have taken place in post-Apartheid South Africa. Editor(s): Dawson, Marcelle C.; Sinwell, Luke. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745335025
- ISBN
- 9780745335025
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
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Hardback. A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810364
- ISBN
- 9780774810364
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Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JP; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810371
- ISBN
- 9780774810371
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59